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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Central Connecticut State grads earn $6.8K more ten years out than Eastern Michigan's ($58,562 vs. $51,793)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Central Connecticut State graduates 6 pts more of its students than Eastern Michigan (61% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Eastern Michigan$51.8K
Central Connecticut State$58.6K
Graduation rate
Eastern Michigan54%
Central Connecticut State61%
Retention rate
Eastern Michigan69%
Central Connecticut State76%

Borrowing

Median debt
Eastern Michigan$25K
Central Connecticut State$22.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Eastern Michigan43%
Central Connecticut State49%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Eastern Michigan$20.5K
Central Connecticut State$18.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Eastern Michigan34%
Central Connecticut State43%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Eastern Michigan54%
Central Connecticut State61%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Eastern Michigan25%
Central Connecticut State21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Eastern Michigan36%
Central Connecticut State44%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Eastern Michigan56%
Central Connecticut State55%
Pell graduation gap
Eastern Michigan21 pts lower
Central Connecticut State11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupEastern MichiganCentral Connecticut State
White56%56%
Asian56%47%
Hispanic/Latino43%32%
Black26%37%
Two or more races46%36%
International45%Not shown: under 30 students

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinEastern MichiganCentral Connecticut State
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published21%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published33%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published27%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published38%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published49%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published44%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why